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Odebolt World War I Monument

 
 
Odebolt World War I Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2017
1. Odebolt World War I Monument
Inscription.
In memory
and grateful recognition
of
The Men of Odebolt
and vicinity
who served their country
in
The World War
1914 • 1918

 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 42° 18.728′ N, 95° 15.022′ W. Monument is in Odebolt, Iowa, in Sac County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and 1st Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Marker is located in the Monument Circle bounded by Main Street, 1st Street and 2nd Street. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Odebolt IA 51458, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Western Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Odebolt Centennial Time Capsule (a
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few steps from this marker); Iowa Rural Schools History (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Odebolt • Popcorn Capital of the World (approx. Ό mile away); Slip Scraper (approx. 8.7 miles away); In Memory of John Platt (approx. 11.4 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  Monument Circle. Located at the intersection of 2nd and Main Streets, the monument was donated around 1923 by W.P. Adams as a memorial to those who served their country in World War I. (Submitted on December 11, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.) 
 
Odebolt World War I Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2017
2. Odebolt World War I Monument
Odebolt World War I Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 10, 2017
3. Odebolt World War I Monument
(looking east from Main Street • 1st Street in left background)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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